Our school is located in an isolated, rural, coastal community with a huge summer population of visitors and beautiful natural resources. In the two years I have been in charge of the yearbook, we have experienced sales growth that can be attributed to our commercial advertising on our weekly student news productions. Each Friday, our student-produced weekly video announcements air …
18 Walsworth Yearbooks schools placed in the Best of Show contest at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention held this past weekend in Boston, Massachusetts. Congratulations to everyone who placed! Yearbook, 376+ pages First place: Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas Third place: Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas Fourth place: Raider, Gulliver Preparatory …
According to George Land’s study of creativity, “young children are creative geniuses and become less creative as they age.” That’s great news for those of us who advise middle school yearbook programs. With one foot still firmly rooted in childhood and the other just stepping into the adult world, our middle school students might be that much closer to their …
Congratulations to the yearbooks who placed in NSPA’s 2023 Spring Best of Show at the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention! Thirteen Walsworth yearbook staffs were recognized across four categories. Congratulations to everyone who placed! Yearbook, 32-252 pages Third place: The Bard, Hill Country Christian School of Austin, Austin, Texas – a new customer for 2023! Seventh place: The Clipper, …
Yearbook staffers from Walsworth Yearbooks schools Cactus Canyon Junior High School in Apache Junction, Arizona, and Woodland Junior High School in Fayetteville, Arkansas, appeared in all three categories when the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) revealed the Finalists in its 2020 middle school contests earlier this month. In the middle school Photo of the Year contest, six of the 10 …
Preparing Middle School Students for High School Middle school students are enthusiastic, energetic and ready to learn; however, they lack basic skills needed for high school journalism. These helpful tips will prepare students for the advanced journalistic writing they will encounter in high school. Begin with Basics Start with summary writing – who, what, when, where, why and how. Students …
Middle school yearbook comes with its own set of unique challenges and struggles. We often teach an entirely new group of students each year. Along with this comes the responsibility and challenges of training that brand-new staff every year. It can be an overwhelming task! Class time at the beginning of the year is full of all kinds of learning …
Some of the work being done by middle school and junior high yearbook staffs is absolutely amazing. Ask Mike host Mike Taylor, CJE, sat down with two middle school yearbook staffs to discuss what they’re doing right, what they’re working on and what will happen when they move on to high school. Carl Albert Middle School, Midwest City, Oklahoma Taylor …
Yearbook staffers from five Walsworth Yearbooks middle schools were among those students announced as Finalists on Tuesday when the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) revealed the Finalists in its 2019 middle school contests. In the middle school Photo of the Year contest, five of the 10 finalists were from Walsworth schools. They included: Kylie Mollner and Brighton Smith from The …
Many freshmen walk into high school on the first day without that one class, teacher or group that provides a sense of belonging. Besides creating an amazing yearbook our school can be proud of, my goal as a yearbook adviser has always been to give my students a place to belong in junior high. Another goal of mine has been …
